SCTaware: Empowering Health Equity through Virtual Sickle Cell Trait Education
TS-062440 — The Need: Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) affects a significant portion of the population, posing a pressing public
health concern. Lack of awareness and limited access to understandable information about SCT's reproductive implications contribute to health disparities among affected individuals. In-per…
- College: College
of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Chan, Peter; McCorkle, Benson; Shen, Yvette
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
A novel VSV-based vaccine platform for Zika virus
TS-062261 — The Need: Addressing the Zika Virus Outbreak
The Zika virus outbreak, which started in South America and quickly became a global public
health issue, has led to severe neurological disorders, birth defects, and other health complications in affected populations. Despite efforts to combat the virus,…
- College: College
of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Peeples, Mark; Li, Jianrong
- Licensing Officer: Bhatti, Hamid
Live Attenuated Mumps Virus-Based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines for Infants and Children
TS-062231 — The Need: Addressing the Urgent Need for a Safe and Effective SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine for Infants and Children
The ongoing pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has brought about significant economic, emotional, and public
health challenges worldwide. The pressing dema…
- College: College
of Veterinary Medicine
- Inventors: Li, Jianrong; Boyaka, Prosper; Lu, Mijia; Zhang, Yuexiu
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Live vaccine candidate for Chagas disease
TS-044084 —
Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease, a PRV-eligible disease that is the leading cause of heart failure in Latin America. Due to migration of infected hosts from endemic regions, Chagas disease is also a growing public
health concern in the USA and other migrant des…
- College: College
of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: McGwire, Bradford
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing